Elon Musk interactions with other nations are something that President Biden thinks merit investigation
President Joe Biden said that the centi-billionaire's "relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at." At a White House press conference on Wednesday, the President was asked if he thought Musk was a threat. U.S. national security? Biden said, "Elon Musk's cooperation and/or technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at." I am not suggesting that he is doing anything inappropriate.
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I think it is worth being looked at. Musk bashes Democrats and is not a fan of Biden. Musk has accused the President of ignoring his electric vehicle venture,Tesla, despite its success, and favoring legacy automakers and their unions. He swore to vote Republican. On November 7th, as voters were poised to make ballot decisions, Musk advised them to vote for a Republican Congress. ”
Musk acquired and became CEO of the social network Twitter in a $44 billion deal that closed on Oct 28. While Musk has invested billions of his personal wealth into the acquisition, he also raised funding from outside equity and debt financing partners, and asked some major existing shareholders to roll their stakes into his holding company. The Saudi royal family is the second largest shareholder in the social network, despite Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owning tens of millions of shares. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia also participated in the deal. Politicians use the platform to present their views to the public, to fight with one another, and to answer some press questions. It is used by a range of federal, state and local government offices to convey information about everything from climate disasters to missing persons.
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Recently, Sen. Chris Murphy is a Democrat. The leader of the Foreign Relations subcommittee sent a letter to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States asking for a review of the financing behind the Musk deal. Murphy said in his letter that setting aside the vast stores of data that is collected on American citizens is a grave national security concern. One of the most repressive countries in the world is Saudi Arabia. ”
Starlink
Elon Musk’s aerospace company, SpaceX, previously donated a portion of Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine, which have proven crucial to keeping the country’s military online during Russia’s invasion
When Starlink service was first made available, Musk was seen as a hero. The founder of the company posted a series of messages. He faced a backlash for his opinion on the best resolution to Russia's war on Ukraine. Some regions of the nation should join Russia according to a proposal by Musk. He said that the nation should remain neutral rather than aligning with either NATO or Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was one of the people who criticized Musk for his opinion. Lindsay Graham is a Republican. C. Russia-born human rights activist and former chess champion, Garry Kasparov.
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By the end of the year, Starlink will cost $100 million more than it has so far, according to Musk. He didn't mention that the company has been paid by U. S. Aid, and international governments in Poland and France are some of the sources for this operation. The cost is not being shouldered alone. Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said last Thursday that the Ukrainian government is looking for alternatives to Starlink.
Tesla
In addition to his ideas on Russia, Elon Musk has sounded off about China and Taiwan and suggested that Taiwan become “a special administrative zone” of China with an arrangement that could potentially be more “lenient” than Hong Kong
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Taiwanese politicians have previously rejected the idea of one country, two systems like Hong Kong. China's ambassador to the U praised his comments. S. The success of Musk's electric vehicle company depends on its access to a range of suppliers and to the broader market in mainland China. Although it is building out and ramping up production at two other new factories now, in Austin, Texas and outside of Berlin, Germany, it still operates its most efficient and largest vehicle assembly plant in Shanghai. The Chinese government gave a loan to help build the plant. There are no other U that China has allowed. S. The right to operate its factory independently in the country, without forming a joint venture with any other local manufacturer.
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